Lawyers have labelled whistleblower laws for the National Disability Insurance Scheme the worst in the country as they urge the Australian government to make changes to protections.
The Human Rights Law Centre's Whistleblower Project has called for stronger protections for people calling out misconduct within the scheme, including fraud.
"When whistleblowers bring information of wrongdoing to the regulator, they are helping everyone in Australia," the project's lawyer Kieran Pender told a parliamentary inquiry into integrity of the NDIS.
"They are ensuring integrity in the NDIS and better treatment of participants.
"Our view is (NDIS whistleblower protections) remain the worst of among the worst in the country."
The "patchwork" protection should be amended so wrongdoing can be more easily reported by a lawyer, medical practitioner, union or independent advocate.
